Soccer: Son's arrival gained't spark new method says Korea's Bento

AL AIN, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) – The arrival of Tottenham Hotspur ahead Son Heung-min for South Korea’s Asian Cup marketing campaign won’t change their method to a match through which they’ve reached the final 16 knockout spherical, coach Paulo Bento has stated.

The Koreans laboured to a 1-Zero win over debutants Kyrgyzstan on Friday, having overwhelmed the Philippines by the identical scoreline of their opening match on the continental championship, as they failed to show their domination into targets.

However with 26-year-old Son attributable to be a part of up with the squad on Monday after Spurs’ Premier League sport in opposition to Manchester United at Wembley on Sunday, the former Portugal coach expects his crew’s total sport to enhance.

“We’re not going to alter our manner of enjoying when we have now Son Heung-min with us,” stated Bento.

“What I believe we’re going to do is enhance our collective sport, attempt to assault higher than we have now performed till now and, in fact, a participant with the standard that Son has and, within the second (kind) that he has at this second, will help the crew.

“However we have to wait till the sport in opposition to China or the knockout part.”

Son is because of arrive within the United Arab Emirates on Monday however, with the Koreans attributable to face China on Wednesday, Bento is but to determine whether or not the winger will function in a sport that may determine who takes first place within the group.

“Son goes to reach on January 14, so after he arrives we’ll see what we’re going to do within the sport in opposition to China,” stated Bento referring to their ultimate Group C match on Wednesday with each crew settign the tempo on six factors.

“We’ll speak after which we’re going to take the perfect selections for the crew.

“So we have to look ahead to the sport that he’s in all probability going to play on Sunday (for Tottenham) after which verify all the things he has made within the final months, as a result of he has performed a variety of video games over the past months.”